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 County results Boschwitz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Growe: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. SenatorRudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic challengerJoan Growe.
Boschwitz's victory coincided with PresidentRonald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrentpresidential election in which he defeatedWalter Mondale, a Minnesota native, despite Mondale narrowly winning the state.This election was the only time since1930 in which the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected for this seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind.-Republican | Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) | 162,555 | 96.59% | |
| Ind.-Republican | John Barcelona | 3,277 | 1.95% | |
| Ind.-Republican | Carlan Lesch | 2,462 | 1.46% | |
| Total votes | 168,294 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Joan Growe | 238,190 | 75.87% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Robert W. Mattson Jr. | 61,489 | 19.59% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Kent S. Herschbach | 2,591 | 0.83% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Donald Black | 2,376 | 0.76% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Clarence J. Lagermaier | 2,098 | 0.67% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | William Touhy Heine | 2,059 | 0.67% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Sal Carlone | 2,032 | 0.65% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Harris H. Herman | 1,660 | 0.53% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Ole Savior | 1,435 | 0.46% | |
| Total votes | 313,930 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Ind.-Republican | Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) | 1,199,926 | 58.08% | ||
| Democratic | Joan Growe | 852,844 | 41.28% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Eleanor Garcia | 5,351 | 0.26% | ||
| New Union Party | Jeffrey M. Miller | 4,653 | 0.23% | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Putman | 3,129 | 0.15% | ||
| Total votes | 2,065,903 | 100.00% | |||
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